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Lauderdale County Department of Education
402 South Washington Street
P. O. Box 350
Ripley, TN 38012
Phone: 731-635-2941
Fax: 731-635-7985
pjackson@mail.lced.net

Halls Junior High School
800 West Tigrett Street
Halls, TN 38040
Phone- 731-836-5579
Fax – 731-836-5579

Principal: Ned Lewis (nlewis@mail.lced.net)

Ned Lewis is the Principal at Halls Junior High. He received his bachelor of science and master of science degrees from Memphis State University and his Ed.S. from Union University. He was a classroom teacher for 20 years and has been an Assistant Principal at Covington High School for the past five years. Ned is married to the former JoAnne Tillman, and they reside in the Nankipoo community. Ned has one son, Ben Lewis, who is currently a junior at Mississippi State University.

For the school’s website, go to www.lced.net/HJH.htm

HJH holds eighth grade graduation

Halls Junior High School recently held its annual eighth-grade graduation ceremony to celebrate the Class of 2012’s promotion to Halls High School. Several awards were presented to members of the class.

Jerry Crihfield and Shelley Kimble presented the William G. Spence Outstanding Student Awards to eighth graders Robert Hill and Amanda Wright. Also pictured is Principal Ned Lewis (left).

These HJH students maintained an A average throughout the entire school year: eighth graders Amanda Wright, Hollie Wilson, and Hayden Hogue; and seventh graders Codie Smith and Mandy McClellan.

Eighth grader Collin Mann was awarded the Judi Keen Memorial Math Award
by Jerry Crihfield of the Lauderdale County Bank and Keen’s daughter, Shelley Kimble.

Eighth grader Amber Ray was the recipient of the Tina Arwood Memorial Spirit Award. She is pictured with HJH Principal Ned Lewis.

Eighth grader Hayden Hogue received the Christopher W. Broyles Memorial Beacon Award. He is pictured with Christopher’s mother, Linda Broyles, and HJH Principal Ned Lewis.

Halls Junior High Top Ten Students for 2007-2008 were Valedictorian Robert Hill, Salutatorian Amanda Wright, Historian Hayden Hogue, Melissa Shapiro, Molly Green, Ryan Humphries, Amber Ray, Hollie Wilson, and (not pictured) Chelsea Hill, Sara Bing, and Matt Clark. The lowest grade average in this group was 94.